I’m happy to share a new preprint from my group, led by Sam Kovach! We show that memory in biochemical reactions can drive rich behavior in biomolecular condensates, including self-propulsion and polar order. arxiv.org/abs/2607.14451

Memory-Driven Self-Propulsion and Flocking of Chemically Active Droplets

Biomolecular condensates are continually remodeled by biochemical reactions that can exhibit non-Markovian, history-dependent dynamics. We develop a theory of active phase separation with non-Markovia...

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Memory-Driven Self-Propulsion and Flocking of Chemically Active Droplets https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.14451 Samuel Kovach, Trevor GrandPre.

Samuel Kovach, Trevor GrandPre: Memory-Driven Self-Propulsion and Flocking of Chemically Active Droplets https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.14451 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.14451 https://arxiv.org/html/2607.14451

Thank you for the spotlight!

APS DSNP@aps-dsnp.bsky.social · last mo.

📣 DSNP Early-Career Spotlight: Trevor GrandPre! Trevor recently became an Assistant Professor at WashU. His research group studies how living systems organize and give rise to collective behavior. Suggestions for who we should feature next? Email us at gsnpsocialmedia@gmail.com.

I’m honored to be selected as one of Scientific American’s inaugural Young American Scientists, a recognition of 28 early-career researchers whose work is shaping the future of science. My interview is here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/trev...  #SciAmYoungScientists @sciam.bsky.social

Trevor GrandPre

Building models to understand how self-organizing structures in cells lead to disease

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It’s great to finally get this article out!

Qiwei Yu@qiweiyu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Check out our latest work @prxlife.bsky.social! We present a theory that describes how mobile tethers (membrane proteins and specific lipids) affect condensate-membrane interaction, which should be relevant in a lot of biological processes. go.aps.org/3PGNpEQ

I’m looking forward to the program!

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics@kitp-ucsb.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Welcome to the New Trends in Non-equilibrium Dynamics #complexsys26 program at KITP! May 11 - July 16, 2026 buff.ly/WF8olMH

Hiring a postdoc! Join us in heavenly Vancouver to develop nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and information theory to understand free-energy transduction in biomolecular machines, in close collaboration with experimentalists. Details: sfu.ca/physics/siva...

If you’ll be attending APS in person or virtually, check out the talks from my group. I look forward to seeing many of you there!

In this video, I break down the physics of Stranger Things Season 5, from wormholes to exotic matter. I explain what the creators get right and what is pure Hollywood magic. This was a great collaboration with WashU Arts & Sciences! What would you all like to see next? youtube.com/shorts/Y-xuC...

Physics professor breaks down the science of Stranger Things season 5

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Understanding bimolecular condensates through physics Meet NITMB Affiliate Member, @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social! Trevor GrandPre is an assistant professor of physics at Washington University in St. Louis driving biological discovery with statistical physics and soft condensed matter physics 🔗 ⬇️

The seventh annual Workshop on Stochastic Thermodynamics (WOST VII) will be held May 18-22, 2026. This workshop is entirely online and free to attend. 10-minute lightning talks will be chosen from 1-page abstracts, with priority given to early-career researchers.

Exploring biological questions in new theoretical ways Thank you for joining us at the first day of the 'Expanding the Palette of Mathematics in Biology' workshop! We look forward to returning tomorrow to continue our discussions

I'm also honored to present this work at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting next month as the recipient of the Physical Cell Biology Early Career Award! I'm grateful to the Subgroup Committee for this recognition.

Trevor GrandPre@myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I’m excited to share a new preprint led by Aishani Ghosal, formerly a postdoc in my group and now an assistant professor at NISER, with experiments led by Lindsay Case’s group at MIT! We show how client recruitment shapes composition in multicomponent condensates. arxiv.org/abs/2601.11450

I’m excited to share a new preprint led by Aishani Ghosal, formerly a postdoc in my group and now an assistant professor at NISER, with experiments led by Lindsay Case’s group at MIT! We show how client recruitment shapes composition in multicomponent condensates. arxiv.org/abs/2601.11450

Principles of Client Enrichment in Multicomponent Biomolecular Condensates

Biomolecular condensates are commonly organized by a small number of scaffold molecules that drive phase separation together with client molecules that do not condense on their own but become selectiv...

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Aishani Ghosal, Nicholas E. Lea, Lindsay B. Case, Trevor GrandPre: Principles of Client Enrichment in Multicomponent Biomolecular Condensates https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.11450 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.11450 https://arxiv.org/html/2601.11450

Considering a career outside academia? Join us Jan 21 at 2:30pm ET for a virtual panel “Non-academic career paths in biological physics” to hear from panelists working in national labs, startups, and industry Register here: apsphysics.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: APS DBIO: Non-academic career paths in biological physics. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: APS DBIO: Non-academic career paths in biological physics. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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Are you a junior scientist working in theoretical biophysics? @zamakany.bsky.social and I are organizing another workshop this fall here at @hhmijanelia.bsky.social. Travel and the workshop expenses are all covered! tinyurl.com/yc66fawc

Our "Roadmap for Condensates in Cell Biology" is now available on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2601.03677 🎉 This article summarizes the interdisciplinary weekly discussions we had at our condensate workshop at KITP in the summer of 2025. Feedback is very welcome!

Roadmap for Condensates in Cell Biology

Biomolecular condensates govern essential cellular processes yet elude description by traditional equilibrium models. This roadmap, distilled from structured discussions at a workshop and reflecting t...

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With @tzerhan29.bsky.social, @jasnir.bsky.social and Asja Radja, we are thrilled to organize an Aspen summer workshop (Aug 9-Sept 6) on the "Physics of Collective Function in Active Living Matter". Applications are open at aspenphys.org/event/physic... till Jan 15!! Please share and apply soon!

Postdoctoral Job Opportunity! I am hiring a postdoc to join my group next fall. Many possible research directions in theoretical biophysics and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. See the posting linked below for details — apply by Jan 15th for full consideration.

We're looking for a postdoc to strengthen our group! Please apply by January 15, 2026 if you're a fun and motivated person who likes theoretical modeling of biological processes by combining analytics and numerics. There is freedom in choosing projects! Details: www.ds.mpg.de/4110032/job_...

Excited to share the first paper from my group with Gianluca Teza (MPI-PKS) and Attilio L. Stella (U Padova)! “Coarse-Graining via Lumping: Exact Calculations and Fundamental Limitations” shows when lumping is exact and when it fails even without approximations. arxiv.org/pdf/2512.11974

Applications for our 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Program are now open! Our program offers summer fellowships to undergraduates to engage in cutting-edge research at the interface between mathematics and biology Learn more at www.nitmb.org/surp

We are opening a FACULTY POSITION (tenure track, permanent) in the University of Cambridge at the interface of control and biology, interpreted broadly. Theorists and wet lab quantitative biologists with backgrounds in control, EE, applied math, ... apply by Jan 28! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...

Applications are open until December 15 for the Ed T. Jaynes Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physics. You’ll have the freedom and support to pursue your own research ideas independently.

Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship

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8 months left till the IDP GRC and GRS!! 🍜🔬🖥️𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻! We will be selecting speakers from abstracts in the next few weeks - make sure your abstract is online! Registration link: www.grc.org/intrinsicall...

I’m excited to be included on the list as an Affiliate Member of NITMB. I look forward to visiting the Institute more often and actively participating in the scientific community!

NSF-Simons NITMB@nitmb.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🎉 We're excited to welcome 45 new Affiliate Members joining NITMB! Our new members come from institutions across the nation and world, bringing expertise spanning a wide array of mathematical and biological disciplines to our community Meet our new Affiliate Members at tinyurl.com/5dxdtjy9

Two tenure track positions in computational physics @aalto.fi: www.aalto.fi/en/open-posi...

I had the privilege of giving Science Saturday, an engaging public lecture meant to spark curiosity about the wonders of science. My talk, “The Physics of Mysterious Droplets,” explored liquid-like droplets inside our cells and the physics behind their behavior: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R16...

The Physics of Mysterious Cellular Droplets

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